# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=325 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 326 --- ## [Can we figure out how many people Facebook is responsible for killing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-figure-out-how-many-people-facebook-is-responsible-for-killing/852354)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-figure-out-how-many-people-facebook-is-responsible-for-killing/852354 "2020-04-24T07:44:00Z")
Is it possible to arrive at a justifiable number of people dead as a result of Facebook existing? For example, this Anti-vax nonsense seems to be spread and fueled by Facebook groups, allowing the dangerous mindset to t… --- ## [Teaching kids about privilege. Or should I just kill them now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-kids-about-privilege-or-should-i-just-kill-them-now/851832)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-kids-about-privilege-or-should-i-just-kill-them-now/851832 "2020-04-24T04:25:28Z")
We live in Aus with a comfortable roof over our heads, food in the fridge and on the table, a stable internet connection, Netflix, hot water and a reliable car. Education and health care are essentially free. For those … --- ## [News: United Airlines considering public stock offering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-united-airlines-considering-public-stock-offering/852348)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-united-airlines-considering-public-stock-offering/852348 "2020-04-24T03:52:01Z")
Well, well, well… I’m not much of a stock market person. But this looks like an interesting development to me! Airlines have been beating up their passengers more and more in recent years. But now, with the double wha… --- ## [My son doesn't want to learn to ride a bike. Should I push him to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-doesnt-want-to-learn-to-ride-a-bike-should-i-push-him-to/851172)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-doesnt-want-to-learn-to-ride-a-bike-should-i-push-him-to/851172 "2020-04-24T03:20:34Z")
My son turns 13 next month, and he’s never learned how to ride a bicycle. Now, this is something he’s been actively avoiding for, well, ever. We have an old bike that he fits but he’s adamant that he will never need or … --- ## [MDF for shelf support?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mdf-for-shelf-support/852377)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mdf-for-shelf-support/852377 "2020-04-23T23:07:28Z")
I’ve decided to put an extra shelf in the wasted space in my bedroom closet. The closet is 4 feet wide. The plan was to screw a piece of pine 1x4 onto each of the side walls for the shelf to rest on, and put a metal supp… --- ## [What are the various scams that one should watch out for on dating sites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-various-scams-that-one-should-watch-out-for-on-dating-sites/818056)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-various-scams-that-one-should-watch-out-for-on-dating-sites/818056 "2020-04-23T18:31:10Z")
So I finally got up the nerve to register on a couple of dating sites. I’m really not sure how I feel about this process. Mostly I feel like a menu item. sigh One of the first responses I received was from a man who l… --- ## [Stoked about the new iPhone SE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoked-about-the-new-iphone-se/852314)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stoked-about-the-new-iphone-se/852314 "2020-04-23T15:34:55Z")
Apple announced the new iPhone SE (second generation) and I’m really happy! My iPhone 6s is getting long in the tooth. The main problem is battery life, it really took a hit with the iOS 13 upgrades. And I WANT a faster… --- ## [So I owe $25k in credit card debt, with 75k income. Why shouldn't I declare bankruptcy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-owe-25k-in-credit-card-debt-with-75k-income-why-shouldnt-i-declare-bankruptcy/828758)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-owe-25k-in-credit-card-debt-with-75k-income-why-shouldnt-i-declare-bankruptcy/828758 "2020-04-23T13:21:18Z")
Per the title. I would like to discuss the financial implications of declaring bankruptcy, not the moral ones. I \*can \*pay back the debts, the interest rate is between 9-21.5%, assuming I keep my job. And I thought ab… --- ## [How would you proceed if you were Governor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-proceed-if-you-were-governor/852127)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-proceed-if-you-were-governor/852127 "2020-04-23T12:29:19Z")
Imagine you are the governor of, say, the state of Illinois, the 6th most populated US state. Total population is ~12.5M, with ~2.7M in the Chicago area, which is located in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake… --- ## [Can you safely use denatured alcohol as a household disinfectant? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-safely-use-denatured-alcohol-as-a-household-disinfectant-how/852264)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-safely-use-denatured-alcohol-as-a-household-disinfectant-how/852264 "2020-04-23T03:39:37Z")
When looking for a disinfecting agent, all we could find was a 1 gallon bottle of “denatured alcohol”. (We were looking for isopropyl alcohol but couldn’t find any.) Can this be safely used as a household disinfectant … --- ## [Can the newest Social Media alleviate Loneliness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-newest-social-media-alleviate-loneliness/852391)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-newest-social-media-alleviate-loneliness/852391 "2020-04-23T02:23:09Z")
Old Social Media is based on text. Forums, blogs, Twitter, Facebook. It can be very captivating, but it just can not replace conversation. YouTube is based on posted video. New Social Media like Zoom and Discord is b… --- ## [Questions about the 1990s aimed specifically at Dopers born between 1968 and 1973](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-1990s-aimed-specifically-at-dopers-born-between-1968-and-1973/852062)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-1990s-aimed-specifically-at-dopers-born-between-1968-and-1973/852062 "2020-04-22T21:17:04Z")
A few questions about these various times put to members here born between 1968 and 1973 for the sake of posterity: THE 1990s: What was your opinion going into the 1992 election - who did you favor early in the elect… --- ## [Nest guarding behavior in dog - suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nest-guarding-behavior-in-dog-suggestions/851314)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nest-guarding-behavior-in-dog-suggestions/851314 "2020-04-22T17:46:25Z")
I got Akiko, my service-dog-in-training, about 16 months ago. She’s been great. Calm while working, trainable, a goof when not working. We got Yoshi in January. Our other big dog had died several months previously and w… --- ## [Where are the best places to purchase eyeglasses online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-best-places-to-purchase-eyeglasses-online/612940)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-best-places-to-purchase-eyeglasses-online/612940 "2012-03-04T01:46:45Z")
I need a new pair of glasses, but I keep on not finding the time to go to an optician and have a pair made. But I’ve become increasingly aware that a lot of people are buying glasses online. So where do my fellow Doper… --- ## [Can an oral thermometer register a temp higher than the patient is experiencing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-oral-thermometer-register-a-temp-higher-than-the-patient-is-experiencing/852165)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-oral-thermometer-register-a-temp-higher-than-the-patient-is-experiencing/852165 "2020-04-22T01:06:28Z")
Doc advice needed! Long story short, my daughter and I have been a bit crook over the last couple of weeks. Took our temps, both registering over 38.3 consistently. We went for Covid 19 testing last week, and both of us… --- ## [Do I need a miter saw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-miter-saw/852213)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-miter-saw/852213 "2020-04-21T23:34:24Z")
This is a question for the woodworkers out there. I’ve been doing amateur woodworking for over 30 years. I’ve never had a miter saw but am considering getting one. I have a Delta cabinet saw with a 6 foot extension table… --- ## [What year can we start saying Twenty instead of Two Thousand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-year-can-we-start-saying-twenty-instead-of-two-thousand/153134)
**Author:** [@Alzarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alzarian)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-year-can-we-start-saying-twenty-instead-of-two-thousand/153134 "2020-04-21T18:39:21Z")
Is there any rule to follow in the naming of years this century? My gut tells me that 2010 would be the first year we would use the “Twenty-year” format instead of “Two Thousand-year” format, as it would become quicker … --- ## [Is There a Best Way to Organize Family Photos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-best-way-to-organize-family-photos/852246)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-best-way-to-organize-family-photos/852246 "2020-04-21T18:34:12Z")
My extended family is scanning in old photos and putting them on one of those shared online drive services. Is there a good way to organize them? When I used an Apple I used to add meta-data with key words. Now I have d… --- ## [What is the perfect weather and landscape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-perfect-weather-and-landscape/852099)
**Author:** [@Beefer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beefer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-perfect-weather-and-landscape/852099 "2020-04-21T18:11:24Z")
Everyone seems to have different preferences. What’s yours? I like plains. Especially those rolling, golden grassy plains you can find in the Southern United States. A low-lying river cutting through plains would be the… --- ## [Will desktop PCs ever be obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-desktop-pcs-ever-be-obsolete/848528)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-desktop-pcs-ever-be-obsolete/848528 "2020-04-21T15:30:33Z")
Someone on a thread I made listed desktop PCs as outdated, and it got me to thinking. With how rapidly technology advances, will laptops, smartphones and tablets become as powerful as desktop PCs, eventually making them … --- ## [Things you find you DON’T miss thanks to the quarantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-you-don-t-miss-thanks-to-the-quarantine/851407)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-you-don-t-miss-thanks-to-the-quarantine/851407 "2020-04-21T12:18:10Z")
For me and my wife, we don’t have children and go out to eat almost every night. Over the past several years, we found this has turned into us staring at our phones and grunting to each other over our dinners and drinks. … --- ## [What's the point of these Youtube posts/posters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-these-youtube-posts-posters/852147)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-these-youtube-posts-posters/852147 "2020-04-21T09:03:57Z")
I look at a lot of fountain pen review videos (among others) that don’t get very many comments, and frequently I see what seem like robotic comments, like “Great video, keep up the good work!” or “Awesome content, you de… --- ## [Medication question: Clindamycin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medication-question-clindamycin/852152)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medication-question-clindamycin/852152 "2020-04-21T08:18:07Z")
About 11 days ago I came down with a case of conjunctivitis bad enough that the swelling from my lower lid on up to my eyebrow caused people to do double-takes and prevented my eye from staying open. 10 days later the a… --- ## [Considering an Electric Mower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-an-electric-mower/852051)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-an-electric-mower/852051 "2020-04-21T01:24:12Z")
I live on 5 acres of which I mow 2 1/2 with a Zero Turn mower. Works well, no problems. But I currently use a Honda self propelled mower to make a path around the house and a small fenced area that the dog uses in bad we… --- ## [Are there any ways in which "kids these days" actually are different than kids of past eras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-ways-in-which-kids-these-days-actually-are-different-than-kids-of-past-eras/852202)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-ways-in-which-kids-these-days-actually-are-different-than-kids-of-past-eras/852202 "2020-04-21T00:01:21Z")
Every time someone complains, “Kids these days, they \_\_\_ this and \_\_\_\_ that,” people unfailingly then dig up the old Socrates quote: "The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show… --- ## [Found money question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-money-question/839215)
**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-money-question/839215 "2020-04-20T19:43:34Z")
Recently, upon entering a food store ( supermarket ) I saw money ( bills ) on the ground several feet from outside the entrance. Let’s just say it was a pretty good chunk of change a person would become alarmed at missin… --- ## [Trump says hard to unfiy country without "major event".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-hard-to-unfiy-country-without-major-event/810487)
**Author:** [@split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/split_p_j)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-says-hard-to-unfiy-country-without-major-event/810487 "2020-04-20T06:46:42Z")
Why aren’t people talking about this. The last time I heard this kind of talk was in the PNAC paper, and we got 911 after that. --- ## [Cell phone for seniors? (NOT Jitterbug)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-for-seniors-not-jitterbug/851469)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phone-for-seniors-not-jitterbug/851469 "2020-04-19T21:51:43Z")
My aging parents (85 and 93) need a cell phone. Well, me and my siblings think they need a cell phone, anyway. But I’m not sure they could navigate an Android or even an iPhone, and have my doubts about even a standard f… --- ## [Should I lay him off so he can game the system, or should I fire him off because I am offended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-lay-him-off-so-he-can-game-the-system-or-should-i-fire-him-off-because-i-am-offended/850852)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-lay-him-off-so-he-can-game-the-system-or-should-i-fire-him-off-because-i-am-offended/850852 "2020-04-19T20:37:45Z")
I have 2 part time employees. They both get 20 hours at 10 per week. I sent them home with pay a couple of weeks ago. Today, one of them texted me asking to be laid off so he could get unemployment and and extra 600 per … --- ## [I love my bidet! Ever try one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-bidet-ever-try-one/824337 "2020-04-19T19:31:17Z")
I’ve been familiar with the concept of bidets since the mid 70’s, but never did get around to trying one, despite repeated opportunities. As a physician, I fully support the concept and have recommended them to many pa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=324) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=326)